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Jonny Bedlam Application

Handler Information

Name: JonathanEmail Address: stovallnikov@gmail.comBest Way to Contact You: (Forum PM/AIM/Facebook/Email/other) EmaileWrestling Experience: (What have you done? Where?) Recently, I was in FightOne and UWL, but decided to give angle fedding a try.How did you find DEFIANCE?
I applied here before.Are you willing to write matches?
Sure.

Writing Sample

Here's the thing. What we want here in DEFIANCE is for you to sell us on you as a handler. How you do that is up to you. Link us to an old segment. Write a new one. Link to a match you wrote. Just convince us that you want to be here and that you're worth having here.

This is the most important part of your application. I'm serious about that.

Jonny is seated beside a hospital bed, staring at a TV, and occasionally glancing at the bed’s inhabitant, Petey. The TV is tuned to NHL network, as this hospital strangely has it, and is showing a replay of game 3 of the Bruins-Canucks Cup from a few years back. The game where the Killa B’s started their heroic comeback which led to them taking their first title home since the 70s. Petey had been watching, but dozed off.

Petey’s forehead is bandaged and around the bandage is sickening looking black, purple and green bruising. Petey is snoring at the moment. Jonny stares at his young friend and then looks to the empty chair next to him. Jonny hears some rustling and looks to the entry to the hospital room, wondering if it is the nurse.

It is Jimmy Houlihan, who takes a few heavy steps towards what we now know is his empty chair. Jimmy takes his seat and looks at Jonny. From inside his button up shirt, he pulls a silver flask and shakes it in Jonny’s direction, asking him wordlessly if he wants a sip.

Jonny nods and takes the flask. He opens the lid and before he takes a drink, he looks at Jimmy. “This isn’t fucking Kentucky Deluxe, is it?”

“Rebel Yell.”

“Jesus Jimmy. How are you alive? Ohh well, at least it’s not Old Crow.” Jonny takes a hefty swig off of the flask and passes it back to Jimmy, who does the same.

“How long he been sleepin’?”

“Just a few minutes. Where’d you go?”

“To get some hooch man, what else?”

“Fair enough. Fair enough. How’s your rehab goin?”

“It’s progressin’ man. It’s progressin’. Doc was mad that I got involved in a scuffle at the show. Apparently he’s been watching to make sure I’m not workin against his orders. Says if he sees me on there again in any kinda wrestling capacity, he’s gonna end our relationship. I don’t wanna end up with one of them other knee butchers, so I guess I’ll have to stay off TV for a while.”

Jonny nods. “Good, Jimmy. Good. I don’t want you messing your knee up worse anyway. You got a lot of load to tote.”

“You callin’ me fat you dirty scoundrel?”

“You know I like em heavy on the hoof Jimmy-poo.”

They both chuckle, knowing from Petey’s general sleeping patterns that it won’t disturb his slumber.

“Seriously though big guy, I want you healthy. I want you walkin. I want you not to be a cripple at 35. Don’t turn into Kevin Nash. Well I mean, not that you were ever that boring. But ya know what I mean?”

“Yeah brother I know. I’ll stay away from the arenas until the doc says it’s ok. I’m just worried about you. All these damn crazy gorillas after ya, wanting to kill and maim you. Nothing gives me more rage than seeing anybody try to mess with you brother. I feel like I’m letting my actual brother get his ass kicked by bullies.”

Jonny puts his arm on Jimmy’s shoulder and squeezes gently. “Jimmy, from Grade School to Martial Arts to Killer’s School to the indies to FightOne to the U-W-Freakin-L, I been getting my ass kicked by big galoots all my life that I can remember. It ain’t nothin new, and I can’t even say It’s totally a life I chose. It’s one that sorta chose me too. But you’re the one who I need to protect now. I want you to heal up. I’ll do the fighting now brother. And brother you know one thing damn good and well, as much I get my ass kicked, I routinely give em back at least twice what they gave me. I saved your bacon just as much as you saved mine. And I’m doing it again.”

“What you two fackin queens thought I was asleep? I was just waiting to see if yous two stahted makin out.” Petey laughs, and Jonny and Jimmy laugh heartily with him, glad he’s awake. “Ahh my fackin head. Jesus, when this heals up, I’m takin my fuckin Slugga to that punk bitch Blaze and Carlton Fiskin his fackin skull.”

“Leave that to me Petey. Leave that to me. I’m gonna wreck his shit in ways he’ll never understand. I swear vengeance on that piece of fucking dogshit. What he did was no different than attacking my brother before my eyes and running off like the cowardly little pissant that he is rather than stand and fight. I’m gonna get him Petey. And not just in the goddamn ring. This is a fuckin war of attrition. I will be everywhere. EVERYWHERE. He won’t be able to hide from me.”

“I’m still taking a bat to his fackin head if I evah catch him in an alley.”

“Earning some ‘disposable income’ with a sleazy bar patron the oldest fashioned way possible, no doubt. I fuckin hate that knob-slobbin’ piece of retrograde shit Jonny. Fuckin crazy ass, henpecked old timer dropping a couple of cycles of deca and thinking he’s hot shit all over again. I respected him when he fought you man. I kinda felt bad it ended with a rollup instead of decisive either way, but now he’s shown me his real mettle. He’s a fuckin piece of cow shit,” Jimmy proclaims with a snort.

“Couldn’t have said it better Jimmy. Couldn’t have said it better. Yeah it’s on. But just in case this is being recorded…” All three men wink in the direction of what “may” be the camera. “I’m gonna keep the details ‘safe and slow, the quiet things that no one ever knows’ as Brand New would say. That bastard is gonna see what a hellstorm he’s brought on himself soon enough. I hope he’s sweating in his cheap Costco bed about more than just how much his next hair plug treatment is gonna cost.”

Jonny nods, as does JImmy. Petey gives a thumbs up. “So how about to-mahhh night, Jon-o? You ready for Yoshi Tatsu or whatever? He dress like the dragon thing with the eggs from Super Mario?”

“No, I think his name is Gyoza, you know them little fried dumplin things they have at the Terriyaki place? Yeah, he has a shop in Cleveland. Got a good review on Yelp.” Jimmy chimes in.

“Nope, the guy’s name is Yoshino Ryozo. Does sound a little like the Spanish word Cochino. If he wrestles in Mexico, he’s got a ready made nickname. He’ll need to put on a few pounds to fit that billing though. Apparently I’m supposed to find out something that Autumn Raven already knows tomorrow. Yeah, that I kicked her ass. What the hell do I care about what someone I beat knows? Kid needs to watch other people’s matches. That how you get better you wannabe Misawa twat.”

“Cochino, I like that. Sounds like a real ‘balls hurter.’”

“Goddamn, Jimmy that expression has legs. I gotta give it to Billy Zane’s ugly cousin for that one.”“Yeah, I caught his fackin promo, right afta he tells you what a fuckin hahd-ass he is and how you shouldn’t test him because someone you beat like a fuckin dirty rug lost to him, he talks about how this tournament won’t define him. What the fuck does that even mean?” Petey inquires.

“Ehh, I guess he is basically throwing the towel in. Maybe his speechwriter kinda took too heavy a rip on the ol Kush in the middle of writing it. Maybe the writing on the cue cards was blurry. Who knows? Maybe he’s taken too many shots to the head in shitty bar fights in third world countries with half starved guys who’d do anything for a buck, and who he probably paid for ‘anything’ afterwards. Regular Sam fucking Sheridan, this numbskull. I bet he’s writing an awful book about it too. ‘Musha Shugyo in the 2-0’s’ or some awful shit like that. Seriously, we really do need to be better in this industry about evaluating brain trauma. This is just sad. Guy shows up and doesn’t even watch tape on his opponent. I’m not even gonna address it further. It’d be too much for his jello head to comprehend and would just make him disoriented and startled. He might get lost on his way to the ring. We don’t want that. I don’t get paid then. Nah, I don’t want that. I wanna whoop this bumfighter’s ass into next week. I’m sick of fake tough guys like this. He’s gonna use me as a whipping boy for Autumn Raven? Shit, I feel sorry for Autumn, having to know that she dropped a match to this mouthbreather. Definitely an off-week for her.”

“By the way Jonny, hell of a match. You four put on a barn burner the rest of the show had to live up to.”

“Yeah, I’ll give any of those three another go gladly. We all danced well last week. Much respect. They’re welcome to drink with the DT any time. They know where I stay at. This guy though, I’m burying this guy. He tries to come off like some big baller, out there smashin and makin ends. Fuck that. The only loss i have is to the current Triple Crown Champion and I gave the guy hell. One loss, to the boss. This poo butt beats down two people, one of whom he just caught on a bad night and thinks he can run off at the lip? I’m hot man. This kid’s gettin’ a goddamned beatin. He’s getting ten gallons of ass whoopin in a 14 ounce bottle. I’m a whipping boy for Autumn Raven? NO SIR! He’s an example of the hell that will soon be Blaze’s every living moment. BUUUT...if he brings a box of his legendary Gyoza to the ring with ya….AND DONT FORGET THE SRIRACHA...maybe he’ll walk out of the damn ring instead of have to call some of his neckbeard Otaku buddies to come drag him out so they can all go watch Naruto and repost SJW memes on Tumblr together.”Petey smiles. “Jon-o. That’s what I’m talkin about.” Jimmy laughs.“So yeah. That’s all I got”

Jimmy perks up quickly. “So...heard from Molly again?”

“Jimmy, let’s end on a happy note.”

“You always say that, your eyes twinkled when I said her name though.”

“How do you know it wasn’t for you you big sexy ginger bastard?”

“Don’t talk to me like that with your whore mouth.”

Petey yells “Hey nurse, get these two a warehouse.”

Wrestler(s) Information

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Ring Name: Jonny BedlamHeight: 6'3Weight: 235

Hailing From: (This is where your character is introduced as being from) Dallas (or El Paso), Texas, USA

Alignment: (Heel or Face? You may not play a Tweener without special staff permission) Face

Gimmick: (Describe your gimmick. If your wrestler isn't heavily gimmicked then describe his/her persona.) Jonny is a Texan, a bit of trash talker, a party animal, very wild and he loves to get the fans involved. He always takes his matches to the next level. He's very devoted to his friends and seems to take in a lot of wounded birds.

Wrestling Style: (Tell us a little bit about what your wrestler does in the ring and the general psychology behind it.) Jonny trained in Judo, Kung Fu and Japanese Jujitsu during his child and adult years, being an avid fan of martial arts flicks. This of course influences his wrestling style. As a fan of wrestling, he's very into ECW stars such as Sabu and Sandman. He likes their dangerous, devil-may-care wildman aspect. He uses some of their moveset, but is certainly not as aerially gifted as Sabu. He likes to use weapons in creative ways. Not afraid of a fight, in the ring, in the bar or the parking lot.

Three Weaknesses:
Kinda fearless in the ring(and at the bar)
Severely devoted to his friends (to a fault)
Sometimes not as prepared for the more technical opponents even with his jujitsu and judo skills, but is working on it.
Does NOT like snakes.

Three Strengths:Kinda fearless in the ring(and at the bar)
Severely devoted to his friends (to a fault)Loves to entertain the crowd and get them involved.

1)The Tazzmission/ Kata-ha Jime-(Sometimes Wayne Brady got to choke a bitch)
2)Sanity Drain (Peruvian Necktie) www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr35EenAo1Y
3)The Red Dragon (Wrist to wrist double palm strike to the solar plexus, can come as some sort of strike reversal, very surprising.)
4)No Siths Allowed: A spring board wheel kick off the second rope, usually after an Irish whip.5)WTF? I'm a Mack Truck: Jonny gets whipped to the ropes, bounces off of them and hits opponent who is charging at him with a flying side kick to the chest. 1 Finishing Move:Bethlem Royal Hospital (BRH) (Butterfly Kick) www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3sTXIEsmCs

1 "MDK" (murderdeathkill) Finishing Move (Optional)The Arabian Facebuster (A tribute to his hero Sabu) (From the top turnbuckle with or without a chair) www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeNJg4hVSUQ

PS: I also remember that back when I last applied, you were looking for tag teams. Jimmy Houlihan (mentioned in the writing sample) is my created tag team guy. The tag team is called The Drunk Tank. Jimmy's a big Irish guy who thinks he's a cowboy because his parents moved to Texas when he was young. His wrestling style is similar to Stan Hansen.

I'm totally flexible about the movelist. I really want to give angle fedding a shot.

Re: Jonny Bedlam Application

I absolutely love the app (top notch writing sample), but I'll say right away... we need heels. Desperately. After this arc wraps up we'll have even fewer heels than we do now. We have an abundance of babyfaces at the moment.

Any way you can skew the character towards the "unfriendly" side of the street?

Re: Jonny Bedlam Application

Simply because you're already so open to the general creative process and ready to do what it takes to make it work, and because you're writing sample was so strong. It's a big yes from me.

As for the specifics of what "sort of heel" whatever works best for you my man. Thanks for being so congenial.

Everyone will chime in here in a bit I'm sure.

Well I haven't done too much heel work, but have certainly come up with a lot of ideas and CD for my angle opponents who were heels. I'll have to kind of play it by ear, but I'm leaning toward either chickenshit or bad dog heel given Jonny's size. Certainly with his own flavor. It should be fun. I've been yearning to give angle feds a shot so that I don't have to rely so much on posting enormous trash talk rp after rp and focus more on developing my guy. I hate compromising that to focus on burying someone with insults ad nauseam. I'm very flexible though. I think you guys are really good writers and have a good thing going.

Re: Jonny Bedlam Application

I enjoyed the application, and I say yes as long as you're willing to work heel. Us heels need to stick together, we need all the help we can get. Your reasoning for joining an angle fed you just posted was a big reason I was excited to join an angle fed once I got back into the hobby. I can tell you it lives up to expectations, but you have to learn from those who've been doing it a long time and use their knowledge to grow yourself. It can be difficult sometimes, but the rewards are worth it! Your app is good, I'm guessing you'll get in, and I hope to see you around real soon!

Re: Jonny Bedlam Application

I'm genuinely curious about something: why did you disappear the last time you applied to DEFIANCE? You had two yes votes, myself and Murrr wanted to see a little more from the application before we gave firm votes either way, and then you went POOF.

Re: Jonny Bedlam Application

Originally Posted by QueenOfTheRing

I'm genuinely curious about something: why did you disappear the last time you applied to DEFIANCE? You had two yes votes, myself and Murrr wanted to see a little more from the application before we gave firm votes either way, and then you went POOF.

I didn't think i was ready. At that time, my sample RP was from 2002. I've got a few months of writing, doing matches, getting used to the new lay of the land now. I think I'm a little more ready now after being in a few RP feds.

Re: Jonny Bedlam Application

[There was a commercial, or your stream froze, pretend we have a Diva division and a piss-break match came on; whatever, just, give me five minutes okay? Everybody crapped on the idea of commercials and I need for five minutes to have passed, dig it?]

Re: Jonny Bedlam Application

A few comments/critiques:

- The writing sample had some decent character development, but you name-dropped quite a few real wrestlers. Just so you're aware, this will not fly here.

- I can't see Jonny as a "bad dog" type of heel. That may be my bias talking because when I think "bad dog" I think Wade Elliott (come back, Asa!). We also have a few chickenshit heels already and I'd hate for Bedlam to have to try and out-do Curtis Penn or the Sports Entertainment Guild to get some shine. It's great that you're willing to write him as a heel to help the fed out. We may need to do a little more critical thinking on how to differentiate him from the rest of the pack.

- Also on the differentiation track, we've got Sam Horry here already with an MMA background. Do you see Bedlam as a martial artist/MMA fighter trying to get into wrestling and will be developing that part of his arsenal, or a wrestler who also uses these techniques?

- I appreciate the candor behind your reason for not following through on your first DEF application. We like that here.

- I'm willing to toss you a YES vote based on your willingness to be flexible on alignment and you feeling like you've got the rust worked off. Since you're looking to give angle fedding a go, we've got some great minds here to help show you how to play the game this way.

Re: Jonny Bedlam Application

- The writing sample had some decent character development, but you name-dropped quite a few real wrestlers. Just so you're aware, this will not fly here.

- I can't see Jonny as a "bad dog" type of heel. That may be my bias talking because when I think "bad dog" I think Wade Elliott (come back, Asa!). We also have a few chickenshit heels already and I'd hate for Bedlam to have to try and out-do Curtis Penn or the Sports Entertainment Guild to get some shine. It's great that you're willing to write him as a heel to help the fed out. We may need to do a little more critical thinking on how to differentiate him from the rest of the pack.

- Also on the differentiation track, we've got Sam Horry here already with an MMA background. Do you see Bedlam as a martial artist/MMA fighter trying to get into wrestling and will be developing that part of his arsenal, or a wrestler who also uses these techniques?

- I appreciate the candor behind your reason for not following through on your first DEF application. We like that here.

- I'm willing to toss you a YES vote based on your willingness to be flexible on alignment and you feeling like you've got the rust worked off. Since you're looking to give angle fedding a go, we've got some great minds here to help show you how to play the game this way.

- EDIT: We still need your theme music in the app somewhere.

I don't like the MMA dude trying to break into wrestling angle. I mean I know people work it, but I'm just not an MMA guy by nature. I purposefully picked non-MMA martial arts. It's just part of his character and backstory.

So this Defiance universe is completely independent of the real one and no real wrestlers exist? I've never heard of the no real wrestler name dropping restriction before, I'm curious.

Re: Jonny Bedlam Application

'Ello, I'm Andy.

Couple of things:-

1. Solid writing sample.

2. Re: the "real wrestlers" thing: correct. DEFIANCE exists in a universe that acknowledges the efeds around us, but not real wrestling promotions. We try not to lean too heavily on feds that our characters used to be in, because most people won't know what we're talking about, but they can be acknowledged.

3. I love your flexibility, and the way you take feedback. Both of those are huge plus points in DEFIANCE. You will get constructive criticism here, but you'll also be rewarded for taking it the right way, and you'll get plenty of praise whenever it's merited too.

4. Re: the martial arts thing: I, personally, do not see a crossover or clash with Sam Horry, as you've referred to three more traditional martial arts rather than the typical MMA BJJ/kickboxing/wrestling smoosh. Your acknowledgement of this is appreciated though.

5. Alignment-wise, yeah, we really need heels. We do have a lot of chickenshit heels already, as Lindz mentioned, so I'd consider something else. I think you have the basis of a good heel here, though. The mark of a good heel, IMO, is that they always feel completely justified in every little thing they do, no matter how heinous. You can lean on the martial arts background, like he left those styles behind because they're held back by the honour and discipline they instil in their subjects, but here, in wrestling, cheaters prosper. Your character already feels like a loud shit-talker, so keep that aspect but make Bedlam the kinda guy who can back it up instead of resulting to chickenshittery. Have him cheat, play dirtier in the ring, then justify every "bad" little thing he does afterwards. He can be smug, unhinged, cut-throat, and a total badass all at the same time, but be sure to keep some character weaknesses in-mind.

We like simple, well-executed gimmicks in DEFIANCE, and you will get plenty of help along the way.